Whereas, earmarked spending increased 88.9% over the past two fiscal years, in spite of the moratorium;

Whereas, earmarks are spending driven by corrupt political cronyism rather than a careful analysis of the federal government’s actual needs;

Whereas, every dollar earmarked for congressional pet projects is a dollar taken away from essential government programs and services;

Whereas, many members of Congress from both political parties campaigned on a promise to end the corrupt practice of earmarking and business as usual in Washington;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the undersigned, as U.S. taxpayers and concerned citizens, do hereby demand that Congress immediately enact a permanent ban on all wasteful pork-barrel earmarks and end the tax-and-spend culture in Washington that is bankrupting America.